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Sa'eed b. Jubayr رحمه الله said:
“The first ones to be called towards Jannah are those who praise Allāh in every condition, in happiness and in distress.”
[الزهد لابن مبارك ٢٠٦]
When Allah blesses us with money, we depend on the money rather than Allah. We forget that the source of our provision is not and never was the money, but rather it was the giver of that money. Suddenly we’re willing to sell alcohol to avoid losing money in our business, or we need to take out loans with interest to feel secure. In so doing we are foolishly—and ironically—disobeying the Provider in order to protect the provision.
Arabic calligraphy – Quran 2:156
Source: momotaei, via IslamicArtDB
وَقُلْ رَبِّ زِدْنِي عِلْمًاAnd say: “My Lord, increase me in knowledge.” (Quran 20:114)Source: muslema, via IslamicArtDB
Sometimes God separates you from a lot of people so you can grow in solitude.
“Be soft. Be grateful. Anything that is healing doesn’t always glow.”
I’M LAUGHING SO HARD OH MY GOD
ME
“O Allah forgive us, guide us, hide our mistakes, rectify our situation, cure our sick, feed our poor, help our needy, guide our scholars, grant victory to those struggling in Your cause, fill our hearts with sincerity, bless those calling to Islam, make us from Your most beloved slaves and grant us Firdaws with Your beloved Prophet ﷺ Amin”—
Great Mosque of Xi’an in Xi’an, China
Source: flickr.com, via IslamicArtDB
You can’t run in more than one direction at a time. And you will only run in the direction you are facing. So if your heart is facing anything other than Allah, it isn’t Him you’re running towards.